RESOLUTION NO. 2025-32
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES
DESIGNATING HARRIS & ASSOCIATES AS ENGINEER OF WORK FOR ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, AND DIRECTING THE FILING OF ENGINEER’S FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 ANNUAL REPORTS THEREFOR; DESIGNATING JARVIS FAY LLP AS DISTRICT COUNSEL FOR ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS; AND
AUTHORIZING COMPENSATION FOR ALL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT WORK WHEREAS, the City of Gonzales is charged with the responsibility of taking all necessary efforts to establish annual assessments for various Benefit Assessment Districts and Parks and Open Space Landscape Maintenance Assessment Districts within the City; and WHEREAS, as part of the aforesaid duty, the City is charged with designating the Engineer of Work and District Counsel for each district, and authorizing payment of the same; and
WHEREAS, once an Engineer of Work has been designated, the City is responsible for directing the Engineer to prepare annual reports for each assessment district for subsequent use in setting assessments.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Gonzales as follows:
1. Harris & Associates, Marina, California, is designated by the Council as the Engineer of Work for:
California Breeze Benefit Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3, California Breeze Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District, Canyon Creek Benefit Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Gonzales Industrial Park Benefit Assessment District,
Gonzales Industrial Park Landscape Maintenance Assessment District, Cipriani Estates Benefit Assessment District,
Cipriani Estates Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District, and is hereby directed to file an annual report for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for each of said districts.
2. Compensation in connection with the provision of engineering services, including the preparation of annual engineer’s reports, shall be made to Harris & Associates from relevant assessment proceeds pursuant to that agreement for consulting services previously entered into with the City entitled “Consulting Service Agreement Between the City of Gonzales and Harris & Associates for Professional Engineering Services” and dated December 1, 2014, and any and all amendments thereto.
3. Jarvis Fay LLP shall serve as District Counsel for:
California Breeze Benefit Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3, California Breeze Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District, Canyon Creek Benefit Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Canyon Creek Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Gonzales Industrial Park Benefit Assessment District,
Gonzales Industrial Park Landscape Maintenance Assessment District, Cipriani Estates Benefit Assessment District,
Cipriani Estates Parks and Open Spaces Maintenance Assessment District.
4. Compensation in connection with the provision of legal services shall be made to Jarvis Fay LLP from relevant assessment proceeds pursuant to that agreement for legal services previously entered into with the City entitled “Legal Services Agreement” dated 2011, and all amendments thereto. Consideration for such services has previously been established at $210.00 an hour. Jarvis Fay LLP has certified that it has no interest, either direct or contingent, in any property or contract arising from or affected by the assessment districts, except as counsel pursuant to this Resolution. Jarvis Fay LLP does not represent any owner of property within the proposed boundaries of the assessment districts and has not received a fee from any source for services connected therewith.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Gonzales at a regular meeting duly held on the 2
nd day of June, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk